Reviewed by Kate
The Intruder
Reviewed by Kate The Intruder
Alone in her house at night, a woman hears a human-sounding noise downstairs. From the very first sentence of The Intruder, the reader is propelled into a nightmare. No way to reach her gun, no escape; she decides to hide.
This is a carefully detailed story, full of well-defined sensory and mental impressions, and there is literally nowhere to hide, even for the reader. The author, Les Weil, again shows his talent for creating a chilling scenario with a realistic character. The woman is a mixture of common sense and screaming nerves, as almost anyone would be in this situation. She thinks to go and hide somewhere, but she worries that the intruder will see that her bed has been slept in, and she has trouble breathing in her hiding place. Without giving too much away, the plot is equally hard-hitting, with an unexpected twist in the middle that raises it from a relatively ordinary premise to a convoluted and haunting tale.
This is definitely a story worth reading, but not if you're home alone...
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